"According to me, such a big pig will definitely not be eaten by the battalion commander's own family. It's so hot, and you don't have to let it marinate into salted meat. You said that if we take something to exchange him for a pound of wild boar meat and make up for a few boys in the family, I wonder if he will be willing?"

"If you are willing to ask him, you will know! Go, I'll go with you." ”

"I'll go too, I'll go!"

"And me!"

Hula, the gossipy military wives all flocked to Xiang Gang, who was wiping his sweat and thanking the two recruits on the farm after unloading the wild boar.

Xiang Gang invited them to come over at noon to eat pig-killing dishes, and said: "Who else is going to work at the farm today? You two also shouted together, if you are afraid of delaying your duty, you should bring two lunch boxes when you come, and bring some back to the comrades on duty after eating." ”

Their own big white geese are fostered in the farm, although this matter is approved by the leadership, but for the farm comrades, it has increased the workload a little. Usually, everyone is short on money, so naturally there is nothing to say. If you get a wild boar today, you can't hide it from everyone anyway, so it's better to be generous.

The two comrades were also sincere, blushing and nodding, it was really tempting to wild boar. There was still work waiting for them on the farm, so they thanked them and ran away.

The emotional intelligence of the military wives who came over was not low, and they played the emotional card first:

"Xiao Xiang, how did you catch such a big wild boar?

"It's just that I don't dare to get close to me like this. In other words, why doesn't this wild boar have fangs? Don't they all say that the wild boar looks ugly, and the two fangs at the corners of the mouth are fierce, and this pig looks very similar to a domestic pig, if it weren't for the hair pricking hands, it would be a domestic pig that ran out of the production team or farm. ”

"You know what, it's a mother's. Only males have fangs. Fortunately, there are no fangs, and if there is, the hemp rope must not be broken by it. ”

"Xiao Xiang, even if it's a mother's, you can't be busy alone with such a big head, right? My brother was working at the meat factory in the town and shouted for three minutes. ”

"There are so many people who don't work in our compound, help each other, so a few people who haven't taken the turn to stand guard can come over to help, where do you need to ask outsiders for help?"

"Yes, a few little tigers can help, and calling people outside will inevitably mobilize the people. ”

In the final analysis, it is nothing more than the fear that outsiders will take away their own benefits. Who keeps their mother's family away and wants to share some benefits without this opportunity.

If Xiang Gang couldn't even hear this bit of voiceover, so many years of military career would be in vain.

Wiping his sweaty face, he interrupted with a smile: "This pig went down the mountain and wanted to arch the vegetable field in our yard, and after I hit it, he wanted to escape, and accidentally hit a tree, and I took the opportunity to control it in a daze." If my sisters-in-law have free time, help me build a simple stove in the carport, set up a tent, and let's have a pig-killing meal together at noon. ”

The military wives, who were originally a little stupid, heard that they would kill pigs and eat as soon as they heard that they would help with some work, and they immediately opened up again, digging pits, moving bricks, and building stoves...... It's busy. It's like going back to the era of big pot rice.

Xiang Gang saw that they finally stopped asking questions around him, and he breathed a sigh of relief, telling a lie, and he had to use more lies to round it, which is also a technical job. When he looked up, he saw his daughter-in-law coming over with a smile, and hurriedly stepped forward: "Why are you coming down too?" As soon as the sun comes out, the patio is too hot to hide, so quickly find a cool place to hide." ”

"When your daughter-in-law saw that you had hit a wild boar, she was so happy that she had to come down to join in the fun, but I couldn't stop it. Fang Zhouzhen followed behind and quipped.

Xiang Gang touched his daughter-in-law's head with a smile: "How old is it, why are you still like a child." ”

After speaking, he leaned close to his daughter-in-law and added in her ear: "It was brought by Xiaojin, and I don't know which mountain brought it from." But it's certainly not our mountain. ”

Ying Fang suddenly realized, and then glanced at him with a smile: "It's okay now, the mother-in-law has come to the door, and there is finally enough to entertain them." ”

Xiang Gang choked and his face blushed a little. Why did even his daughter-in-law make fun of him?

Fang Zhouzhen was tired of watching it on the side, and rolled her eyes: "I said that you two are okay, haven't you seen it for two hours, as for being so slimy." What are you going to do with this pig? Xiao Xiang, will you kill the pig?"

Xiang Gang said: "Look at people have been killed." It's not impossible to really do it. But there are ready-made helpers, so I'm going to invite them. ”

He was referring to the master of the meat factory who lived in the next building, and he met him this morning when he was shopping for vegetables, and he chatted a few words, knowing that he was resting today, so he simply asked him to do the surgery. Look back at which part he likes, and give him a few pounds as a thank you fee.

The master of the meat factory was soon invited.

A set of pig-killing knives of different lengths is carried in a cloth bag, and the pig is the first to be seen as soon as it arrives.

"This pig is really heavy, it has to have a hair of 400 catties, right?"

"It's about four hundred pounds. "Xiang Gang is also roughly estimated, after all, who in an ordinary family will prepare a scale. That thing is only available in public houses such as grain stations and cotton stations. Pole scales are generally used at home.

"Okay, is the pot well supported? ”

The master looked around the wild boar, made sure that it was not a sick pig, and there was no external injury to the epidermis, he was very happy to look clean, nodded to Xianggang, put on a blue coat, put on a labor gloves, and began to prepare for killing the pig.

The old master also brought two apprentices to help, and the young man had great strength, and together with Wang Xiaohu and a few guards, he set up the pot table for hot pig hair in a short time.

The edge of the pot is almost parallel to the ground, and bricks are propped up on both sides, and a wooden stick is placed on the brick to drag the wild boar so that the pig does not touch the water.

When the water temperature boils to 70 or 80 degrees, the master takes off his gloves to test the water temperature, quickly inserts his palm into the water, quickly puts it away, inserts it again, and puts it away again...... Three rounds in a row, which is the saying of three handfuls of water. If you feel that you can't stand it for the fourth time, it means that you can.

The master doesn't look a little old, and he is quite neat in his hands and feet.

Xiang Gang went upstairs and came down to see that the pig was already lying on the old door panel in white.

The blade scraped off the last trace of dirt, hung a few buckets of well water, and washed the pig from head to tail, and then the blade scraped again, and it was ready to be disemboweled.

At that time, the basin for pig's blood, the flour and vinegar for washing the small intestine, and the funnel for filling the blood sausage were all ready.

In addition, there are several empty basins, waiting to be sorted and put pork belly, pork heart, pork liver and other offal.

When Yingfang had just gone upstairs to get pots and buckets, she took the time to tell him that he must keep the pork belly. Wild boar belly is a good thing, which has the effect of stopping gastritis and strengthening the stomach.

Xiang Gang smiled and said, "Got it." Just now, the master also said that the pork belly turned out and covered with large and small flesh buds and boils, I am afraid that it will not be clean, so let me not covet this bit of food. I wondered if I had killed a wild boar when I went to my master's house last time? The pork belly is similar to this, and I remember all the good things you and the master have said. Don't worry, I'll keep it for you. ”

Ying Fang hurriedly said, "Yes! The granulations and boil marks are left by wild boars for self-treatment when they swallow poisonous snakes and other poisons, and the more they are, the higher their medicinal value. Moreover, wild boars have been active in the mountains for many years, and they have swallowed medicinal herbs and poisons. In short, its stomach is a baby, and the master will be very happy to know it. It's a heinous sin to throw it away......"

He also told Xiang Gang: "Master, don't forget to leave a piece of buttocks for him." There are also his two apprentices, who have worked a hot day. ”

After she got home, she kept lying on the balcony to watch the master do the work, and she had to trouble him when she was old, so she was a little unhappy. and his two apprentices, both of whom are nimble, are obviously a little more calm and orderly than Wang Xiaohu. It really wouldn't work without them.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Xiang Gang pinched the tip of her nose dotingly, took a bag of big front door and went downstairs to reward the master. Walking to the staircase, I thought of the father-in-law and mother-in-law who had not yet come to the door, and turned back and told my daughter-in-law a few words, "I don't know when the guests will arrive, if you don't pay attention to your heart, liver, and lungs, wait for someone to come, and our stove will burn." ”

"It's fine. Yingfang nodded, "Such a big pig, I'm afraid there is a lot of meat, and it's hot today, what are your plans?"

Xiang Gang had already laid it out in his heart, and when he heard his daughter-in-law ask, he said, "Aren't there any guests coming here?" You can't finish eating salted meat and smoked sausages. The neighbors share a little. ”

Ying Fang saw that he had arranged everything, so she didn't worry about it anymore. Go back to the house to wash rice and vegetables, it's almost noon, and if the guests arrive at noon, it's time to start cooking.

Xiang Gang returned to the patio, and by lighting a cigarette for the master, he asked him to pick a piece he liked, but the master smiled and said, "Why do you give me an extra one, stick to the neighbor next door, and take a hand." Aren't you killing the pigs? I'll have a good meal, as long as you don't dislike it, and I've brought two small ones to join in the fun. ”

"Why. You can eat the pig killing dish, and then cut a piece of meat when you go back. Your two apprentices have also helped me a lot today, and each of them has picked a piece of pork belly. What do you think?"

Seeing that he was really polite, the old master thought for a while and said, "Since you must thank us, I won't be polite to you, old man." If you don't have any other use for this pig's head, give it to me. The apprentice came with me, don't give anything else, let's go back with a pig's head, steam it, cut it and eat it. ”

"Master, just take this bite, hehe. The two apprentices pursed their lips and snickered, not showing the slightest displeasure.

Of course, Xiang Gang agreed.

The master happily asked the two apprentices to send the pig's head back to his residence, and then go back to cooking in a while. He also said that he would go back and send a plate of white-cut pork head meat platter to Xiang Gang, what pig tongue, pig ears and so on.

Xiang Gang thanked him with a smile: "Just send it back with such a little thing, your old lady is polite." ”

"Pork head meat tastes good, you know it when you eat it. Come on, I'll help you cook the pork first, and I'll go back too." ”

According to Xiang Gang's request, the master divided the pork into two fans.

One of them was temporarily unmoved, and the other was divided into several parts—the trotters were returned to the trotters, the hind rump meat was returned to the hind rump, and the ribs and barrel bones were all cleanly cut and chopped.

At that time, the military wives who worked together had already washed all kinds of internal organs, and the blood sausages were also filled. Set up a stove in the carport, put a pot on the shelf and start making pig-killing dishes.

The one who holds the spatula is Li Shuangying, who is recognized as the best at cooking big pot rice in the compound.

The first thing to cook is white meat. The fat and thin pieces of wild boar are cooked and cut into large slices of uniform thickness and dipped in pre-mixed garlic sauce, which is the most original and fragrant.

The second is the garlic heart-protecting meat. It is the part of meat between the pork heart and the liver, which has a strong taste, and it is also good to eat it with garlic sauce.

Then there is the dismantling of the flesh. The pure lean meat removed from the big bones is clearly shredded and looks good after cooking. If you are careful about the dipping sauce, in addition to soy sauce and minced garlic, you can also put some chili oil and sesame sauce on it to taste better.

Breaking the liver by hand is also an indispensable dish in the pig killing dish. It is said that the liver will spoil the smell if it is stained with iron, so the cooked pork liver cannot be cut with a knife, and it can be eaten directly by hand. The liver of the left hand and the wine of the right hand make people suddenly have a heroic feeling of eating meat and drinking a lot.

Finally, there is the highlight of the pig-killing dish - sauerkraut stewed white meat and blood sausage.

The sauerkraut is provided by Yingfang's family, and the spicy sauerkraut pickled by her sister has not been praised by anyone who has eaten it; the white meat is a large piece of pork belly with skin; the blood sausage is freshly made with fresh pig's blood and seasoned with green onions, salt and other ingredients and poured into the casing.

These three flavors are put into the pot together, and as the soup boils, the fat in the pork is taken away by the sauerkraut, and the meat-flavored sauerkraut and the specific aroma of the blood sausage are added, which tastes fragrant but not greasy, and makes people have an endless aftertaste.

It's a pity that there are more monks and less porridge. Don't look at such a large pot of pig-killing dishes, set aside the share specified by Xiang Gang, and distribute the rest to the comrades who help out, maybe it's enough.

Therefore, the military wives, who had nothing to do, held the dishes and guarded near the carport, waiting for the pig killing vegetables to be loaded home.

"Yo, what's so delicious? It's not time to eat yet, is it? Who starts to eat so early?"

Xia Zhaoyuan hadn't gotten out of the car yet, and his nose smelled first.

The guard's keen sense of smell, coupled with the scene he saw in the yard, immediately explained to the chief: "It seems to be killing pigs." ”

"It's only July, it's still early for the Chinese New Year, what kind of pig is it to kill!" Which unit is willing to kill pigs?" Xia Zhaoyuan frowned, and just as he dismissed the guard's words, he saw the living treasure of the compound, the old golden master and the two running all the way from the river to the compound.

Xiang Gang heard Wang Xiaohu say that a military vehicle was parked at the gate of the courtyard, and he looked at what kind of big man it was, and wondered if his mother-in-law was coming, right?

Xiang Gang couldn't guess what it wanted to do?

picked it up, patted Lao Jin again, and said funny: "You two are indispensable." But don't make trouble in the yard, go upstairs, and wait for you to eat. Don't say anything else today, the bones are full. ”

Lao Jin whimpered, and ran upstairs excitedly to find the hostess to be cute and cute.

"These two guys!" Xiang Gang retracted his gaze with a smile, turned around and saw the old chief walking in curiously with a cane, and when he saw him, he asked, "Are you really killing pigs here?"